diff --git a/app/controllers/main_controller.rb b/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
index 70cc1e463..d1769a925 100644
--- a/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # MainController
 class MainController < ApplicationController
-  skip_before_action :authenticate_user!, only: [:home, :about, :news,
-                                                 :sponsors]
+
   before_action :check_for_consent
   authorize_resource class: false, only: :start
   layout 'application_no_sidebar'
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 34fce2320..fec436f11 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@
     <%= render partial: 'shared/navbar' %>
     <div class="d-flex container-fluid flex-grow-1">
       <div class="row" id="main-content-row">
-        <div id="sidebar-container"
-          class="col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2">
-          <nav id="sidebar">
-            <%= render partial: 'shared/sidebar',
-                      locals: { lecture: @lecture || current_lecture } %>
-          </nav>
-        </div>
+        <% lecture = @lecture || current_lecture %>
+        <% if lecture %>
+          <div id="sidebar-container"
+            class="col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2">
+            <nav id="sidebar">
+              <%= render partial: 'shared/sidebar',
+                         locals: { lecture: lecture } %>
+            </nav>
+          </div>
+        <% end %>
         <main class="col-sm-8 ml-auto col-md-9 col-xl-10 pt-3" role="main">
           <div class="alert alert-danger" id="js-messages" role="alert"
                style="display: none;">
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_sidebar.html.erb
index 4bf217645..5da00361f 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@
 <ul class="nav nav-pills flex-column">
 
   <%# Overview %>
-  <% fullpath = lecture_path(lecture)%>
-  <% active_class = get_class_for_path(lecture_path()) %>
-  <li class="sidebar-item nav-link <%= active_class %>
-          <%= !lecture ? "disabled" : ""%>">
-    <a href="<%= url_for(fullpath)%>">
-      <i class="bi bi-house<%= active_class.present? ? "-fill" : "" %>"></i>
-      <%= t('basics.overview') %>
-    </a>
-  </li>
+  <% if lecture %>
+    <% fullpath = lecture_path(lecture)%>
+    <% active_class = get_class_for_path(lecture_path(lecture)) %>
+    <li class="sidebar-item nav-link <%= active_class %>
+            <%= !lecture ? "disabled" : ""%>">
+      <a href="<%= url_for(fullpath)%>">
+        <i class="bi bi-house<%= active_class.present? ? "-fill" : "" %>"></i>
+        <%= t('basics.overview') %>
+      </a>
+    </li>
+  <% end %>
 
   <%# Lectures (Kaviar) %>
   <% project_name = 'kaviar' %>
diff --git a/app/views/users/_data.html.erb b/app/views/users/_data.html.erb
index 8010d6aae..b10701543 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_data.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_data.html.erb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class="card-body">
         <% if user.edited_courses.any? || user.edited_lectures.any? ||
-              user.given_lectures.any? %>
+              user.given_lectures.any? || user.edited_media.any? %>
           <%= render partial: 'users/content',
                      locals: { user: user,
                                f: f } %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 964976b33..a19b72ba5 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
     authenticated :user do
       root to: 'main#start'
     end
-	
+
     unauthenticated do
       root to: 'devise/sessions#new', as: :unauthenticated_root
     end
@@ -873,8 +873,6 @@
   get 'error',
       to: 'main#error'
 
-  get 'main/home'
-
   get 'main/news',
       to: 'main#news',
       as: 'news'